I've seen this posted a few people, out of curiosity what makes you guys think this album is going to sell better than the other two? Haven't IF album sales been dropping for years? They're with the same producer and the same label as the last album, and it's not like the singles have been good enough to create a buzz outside of the IFWT crew (not from what I've seen, anyway)... so why do some of you think this album is going to sell better than Battles, or SC (which, remember, was on Sony Music!)?
I don't think that is going to sell better than the previous two albums, maybe the same. I just think that it will be a better album (than Battles) . Sometimes, how good is an album has nothing to do with sales.
Nowadays, sales are constantly dropping for many bands. Metallica and Mastodon have stated that it's more profitable for them to tour than entering a studio to record an album, which is actually loss-making. So, bands that already have a big catalogue of songs to perform live won't enter the studio unless they feel that they have something good to record.
Before you ask. Why is the audio superior? Because it has not been digitalized. There's always some kind of compression when you digitaliza music or video. This does not happen to the vinyls.
Exactly! Digital sound means that the device is reading a binary code and recreates sounds based on that, so there are "gaps" between different fragments of the code. Analog sound has a continuous flow, just like a big wave of sound, meaning that these "gaps" do not exist.
Of course, you cannot understand if there are "gaps" or not, but you can tell that the overall sound is better in a vinyl player.
and most importantly, lacks any kind of character
I, like most people here suffered the same eventual conclusion with Battles: you thought it might have been better than Siren Charms, then it becomes forgettable quickly
Okay yeah mabye I overreacted when it was released XD Battles had grown old for me after a matter of weeks, the initial joy of it didn't last
Battles had no character, so it is forgettable. To be honest, I liked songs such as Drained, Through My Eyes, Save Me and even The Truth when they came out, but now they are average for me. I might listen to them occasionally cause they are catchy, but I won't feel the need to listened to them again for several months. The End, In My Room, Before I Fall, Wallflower and the title track are the only ones from this album that have something to offer that will last.
I was sceptical with SC when it was released, but it has aged really well. It has its own style, its own vibe and many songs from it are still on my playlist. I should post a review on it someday, since I was only reading yours back then.
